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PayPalAMD has revealed today that the pre-orders for the 2nd generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors are now available along with their specifications.
What's also interesting, is that all processors across this range will now come with their AMD Wraith coolers, which are supposed to be quieter and offer better thermal performance and airflow over their earlier coolers. I can certainly attest to how terrible the coolers were on the FX series, extremely noisy and not amazing at actually keeping them cool, so this is a good move by AMD.
Here's the specifications and models that will be on offer from the information AMD just email us:
- Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 16 threads, a 3.7 GHz base speed with a 4.3 GHz boost, a 20MB "Smart Prefetch Cache" with a 105W TDP plus the Wraith Prism (LED) cooler. It will be priced around $329.
- Ryzen 7 2700 also has 8 cores 16 threads, a 3.2 GHz base speed with a 4.1 GHz boost, a 20MB "Smart Prefetch Cache" with a 65W TDP plus the Wraith Spire (LED) cooler. It will be priced around $299.
- Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores and 12 threads, a 3.6 GHz base speed with a 4.2 GHz boost, a 19MB "Smart Prefetch Cache" with a 95W TDP plus the Wraith Spire cooler. It will be priced around $229.
- Ryzen 5 2600 also has 6 cores and 12 threads, a 3.4 GHz base speed with a 3.9 GHz boost, a 19MB "Smart Prefetch Cache" with a 65W TDP plus the Wraith Stealth cooler. The cheapest at around $199.
They will be using the new X470 chipset, so new motherboards will be launching alongside these new processors. AMD said in their press email that existing 300-series motherboards will also be compatible with a BIOS update. Some of the older series motherboards come shipped with this update, so look out for "Ryzen Desktop 2000 Ready" if you're not waiting on the X470 chipset.
It's quite likely my next CPU will be AMD, considering the price along with the many cores they're a damn good option now. It's going to be interesting to see how they perform on Linux.
Look to your favourite online store for the pre-order, if that's your thing. General availablity is expected around April 19th.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Last edited by Shmerl on 13 April 2018 at 5:20 pm UTC
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Looks like for open air shroud GPUs, it's good to use liquid cooling for the CPU with radiators set at the intake. I expected it, but nice to see some confirmation.
Last edited by Shmerl on 13 April 2018 at 5:57 pm UTC
Viktualius Apr 13, 2018
Quoting: ArehandoroCould someone please explain me in plain English why the difference in W from the normal models to the X ones? From my ignorant point of view 30/40 extra Watios per model to get an extra boost of 0.2Ghz doesn't make sense at all, specially in the bill, unless there is something else to them?
TDP (Thermal Design Power) is not the amount of Watts its taking in, it's the thermal loss you have to get rid of by cooling. And as the TDP will rise exponential to the clock speed (I think... don't quote me on that... ;) ...), it explains the big steps in Watt.
Stupendous Man Apr 13, 2018
Quoting: Cestus<<--- party pooper Anyone know the status of meltdown v1 V2 and spectre? is it fixed to the hardware level with these new CPU?
AMD was not affected by V3/meltdown.
V1/Spectre is mitigated in the OS (RETPOLINE)
V2/Spectre is hard to exploit on AMD and fixed in microcode (https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/security-updates)
Last edited by marcus on 13 April 2018 at 7:40 pm UTC
Quoting: marcusQuoting: Cestus<<--- party pooper Anyone know the status of meltdown v1 V2 and spectre? is it fixed to the hardware level with these new CPU?
AMD was not affected by V3/meltdown.
V1/Spectre is mitigated in the OS (RETPOLINE)
V2/Spectre is hard to exploit on AMD and fixed in microcode (https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/security-updates)
thanks for the info
I wonder if it's worth waiting for more motherboard announcements. I wouldn't want some really nice one to release like 3 months after I rebuild. A year later, sure, I'm not going to wait that long, but a couple months would kinda bite.
Quoting: cRaZy-bisCuiTSo this is still NOT on 7 nm? Will the next GPUs be? When will we get Raven Ridge 7 nm GPU + CPU? Waiting for this, I guess I won't need my RX 480 then anymore, even though I might lack a bit of performance. :D
This will be main cpu battle of our age in 2019
Intel 10nm vs AMD 7nm
2019 could be great year for upgrade
In my case need who offer more performance in quad core cpu (dual core + ht dont count as quad core)
^_^
Last edited by mrdeathjr on 14 April 2018 at 6:22 pm UTC
Quoting: Cestus<<--- party pooper Anyone know the status of meltdown v1 V2 and spectre? is it fixed to the hardware level with these new CPU?
Meltdown was never a problem with AMD CPUs, only Spectre variants 1 and 2 were a problem with AMD. Spectre v2 is difficult to exploit on Zen, and v1 is "fixed" in software with retpolines. AMD has also pushed out firmware updates. There are no silicon updates yet, but AMD is probably fine.
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